Metro Squash Windy City Open
The Windy City Open is a squash tournament held annually for men and women. It takes place in the University Club of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois in the United States and is part of the PSA World Series and the WSA World Tour. The tournament was launched in 1981 and currently belongs to the category in the men's World Series gold, the third highest rating category. The total prize money is thus 115,000 U.S. dollars. In the women's category it belongs to Gold 50 In the years 2008 to 2010, there was no discharge, 2011, there was only one tournament in the Challenger category. Even in 2013 it was only belonged to the category International 25 before it as part of 2014 again as before the interruption from 2008 to 2010 to the World Series. Since 2014 also a ladies competition will be held.
So far, no player could win the tournament at least twice. Amr Shabana and Grégory Gaultier Only stood several times in the final. Shabana won in 2007 and was defeated in 2005, while Gaultier from 2002 to 2004 failed three times in a row to its respective counterparties in the final. 2014 reached Gaultier for the fourth time the final and won the tournament for the first time.